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☆ Union Workers Ratify Contract at General Motors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

United Automobile Workers union members at General Motors have ratified a tentative contract in a closely contested vote, according to a tally of results from all the G.M. locals posted by the union on Thursday. The contract had the support of 55 percent of the nearly 36,000 members voting. Tentative agreements with Ford and Stellantis, the maker of brands including Jeep and Chrysler, appear headed for approval by larger margins, incomplete results there show. The agreements raise the top wage for production workers by 25 percent, to more than $40 over four and a half years, from $32.

Persons: Shawn Fain Organizations: United Automobile Workers, General Motors, Ford, Jeep, Chrysler

The three contracts, if approved by 146,000 union members, would dramatically raise pay for autoworkers, with increases and cost-of-living adjustments that would translate into a 33% wage gain. Top assembly plant workers would earn roughly $42 per hour when the contracts expire in April of 2028. Several smaller facilities were still voting, many of them parts warehouses or component factories where workers got big pay raises and were expected to approve the contract. Full-time temporary workers liked the large raises they received and the chance to get top union pay, he said. In the deals with all three companies, longtime workers would get 25% general raises over the life of the contracts with 11% up front.

Persons: Keith Crowell, didn’t, ” Crowell, “, Shawn Fain, Joe Biden Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Big, GM, Ford, Dodge, Workers, Chrysler, UAW, Biden Locations: Stellantis, Lansing , Michigan, Arlington , Texas, Wentzville , Missouri, Lansing Delta Township , Michigan, Spring Hill , Tennessee, Arlington, Detroit

☆ G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Neal E. Boudette | More About Neal E. Boudette | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A United Automobile Workers union vote on a tentative contract agreement with General Motors that provides record wage increases has run into unexpectedly strong resistance from veteran workers. A majority of workers at several large plants in Michigan, Indiana and Tennessee rejected the contract, though union members at a large sport utility plant in Arlington, Texas, voted in favor of it. G.M., Ford Motor and Stellantis agreed to similar contracts with the union after U.A.W. Workers walked off the job at the first three plants on Sept. 15 and stayed on strike for more than 40 days. The agreement appears to be headed for ratification at Ford and Stellantis, the maker of Chrysler, Jeep and Ram vehicles, by comfortable margins, according to running tallies the U.A.W.

Organizations: United Automobile Workers, General Motors, Ford Motor, Workers, Ford, Chrysler, Jeep Locations: Michigan , Indiana, Tennessee, Arlington , Texas

DETROIT (AP) — Voting on a tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union that ended a six-week strike against the company appears too close to call after the latest tallies at several GM factories were announced Wednesday. However a factory in Arlington, Texas, with about 5,000 workers voted more than 60% to approve the deal in tallies announced Wednesday. In most cases the vote tallies ranged from 55% to around 60% against the contract. But in Arlington, production workers voted 60.4% in favor and nearly 65% of skilled trades workers approved the deal, making the tally tight. The union's vote tracker shows that 79.7% voted in favor with many large factories yet to finish.

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☆ Hyundai joins Honda and Toyota in raising wages after auto union wins gains in deals with Detroit 3
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

South Korean automaker Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new contract agreements with Detroit automakers. Hyundai said Monday it will raise factory worker pay 25% by 2028, matching the general wage increase won by the UAW during that period. Toyota raised factory pay 9% to 10% starting in January, while Honda said it will increase wages 11% during the same period. Fain said terrified auto executives at nonunion plants are raising wages, and he called Toyota's pay increase the UAW bump. When cost of living wages are factored in, workers will get about 33% raises, with the top assembly line employee making about $42 per hour.

Persons: Honda, Shawn Fain's, Fain Organizations: Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, United Auto Workers, Detroit, UAW, Labor, General Motors, Ford

☆ Drivers of boxy SUVs and pickup trucks are more likely to kill pedestrians, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Researchers at the institute looked at records of almost 18,000 incidents in which vehicles struck pedestrians. Tall front ends are common among full-size trucks and SUVs but they aren’t exclusive to very big vehicles. In general, vehicles with box-shaped front ends, even when they’re only medium height, are roughly 26% more likely to kill a pedestrian, according to the IIHS. NHTSA has also proposed adding pedestrian safety tests to its regimen of crash tests and other safety measurements for new vehicles. But automakers should also consider pedestrian safety in the design of their vehicles, IIHS president David Harkey said in a statement.

Persons: aren’t, IIHS, ”, Wen Hu, “, that’s, Motors, Ford, David Harkey Organizations: CNN, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Research Transportation, Vehicles, Institute, Traffic, Administration, ”, Alliance, Automotive Innovation, NHTSA, U.S

☆ Stellantis trimming nonunion staff in wake of labor deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Stellantis is offering buyouts to half of its salaried US staff in a cost cutting move. That comes to 6,400 of the 12,700 nonunion staff. “As the U.S. automotive industry continues to face challenging market conditions, Stellantis is taking the necessary structural actions to protect our operations and the company,” said the company’s statement. Stellantis has yet to put any pure EV cars for sale in the US market and has more to do to catch up. General Motors and Ford, which also just reached tentative labor deals with the UAW, both announced cuts to their salaried staff, with both layoffs and buyouts, in the months before the strike.

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☆ Here's why the UAW's record deals with GM, Ford and Stellantis aren't getting full support
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Workers at Chrysler-owner Stellantis are still in early voting but have so far largely backed the contract. GM's Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee on Monday became the most recent major facility to vote against the contract, with 67.5% of UAW members rejecting it. Reasons behind the disapproval vary, according to industry experts and UAW members who spoke with CNBC. GM has had 52% of workers voting so far in support of ratification. He said these benefits remain a target for future bargaining when the tentative deals, if ratified, expire on April 30, 2028.

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☆ Chrysler Parent Stellantis Prepares to Offer Buyouts to U.S. Salaried Workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Ryan Felton | Nora Eckert | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Stellantis is expected to offer buyouts to about 6,400 white-collar workers. Photo: REBECCA COOK/REUTERSJeep maker Stellantis is preparing to offer buyouts to roughly half of its U.S. white-collar employees, as the company cuts expenses amid an expensive transition to electric vehicles and potentially higher labor costs. Stellantis Chief Operating Officer Mark Stewart said in an all-hands meeting Monday that the company planned to offer voluntary separation packages to nonunion employees with at least five years of experience, according to people familiar with the matter.

Persons: Stellantis, REBECCA COOK, Mark Stewart Organizations: REUTERS

South Korean automaker Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new contract agreements with Detroit automakers. Toyota raised factory pay 9% to 10% starting in January, while Honda said it will increase wages 11% during the same period. Fain said terrified auto executives at nonunion plants are raising wages, and he called Toyota's pay increase the UAW bump. By early next year the company said it will have increased factory worker pay 14% in the past year. With its increases, Toyota’s top factory worker pay will go to $34.80 per hour in January.

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In response, Israel launched a full-scale war against Hamas, trapping Mr. Azaiza and two million others under bombardment in Gaza, a tinderbox after decades of conflict. Mr. Azaiza, who had already lived through four wars, grabbed his camera, and stepped out into an unraveling world. But war in Gaza transformed him into a war correspondent for the social media age. Mr. Azaiza documents the effect of Israel’s bombardments in a way typical of his generation: raw footage filmed selfie-style, uploaded as stories. I had one leg on the bed and one leg on the floor,” Mr. Azaiza said.

Persons: Motaz Azaiza, Azaiza, “, ”, ” Mr, he’s, He’s, Mr, I’m, I’ll Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza City

☆ Biden backs Tesla, Toyota unionization, slams Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

BELVIDERE, Illinois, Nov 9 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday backed the United Auto Workers' efforts to unionize carmakers Tesla (TSLA.O) and Toyota (7203.T) and asked auto workers to reject his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. En route to the event, Biden told reporters that he “absolutely” supports the UAW's efforts to unionize Tesla and Toyota workers. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the remark by Biden, who has backed UAW efforts in other speeches. Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, visited a nonunion factory in Michigan in September while Biden joined a picket line with striking UAW workers, Biden reminded workers. MUSK'S ANTI-UNION STANCEBiden's comments may renew friction between the U.S. president and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, especially as the UAW seeks to organize Tesla workers.

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He ordered up an economic analysis and spoke to company officials about the plant, according to White House officials. On Thursday, Biden will visit Belvidere to showcase that same auto plant, which has reopened as part of the settlement of a targeted strike by the United Auto Workers union. O'Malley Dillon said the UAW contracts and the auto plant reopening reflect a larger focus on workers by the president. The contracts, if approved by 146,000 union members in the coming weeks, would dramatically raise pay for auto workers. Top assembly plant workers would earn roughly $42 per hour.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, he's, ”, Jen O’Malley Dillon, White, O'Malley Dillon, Donald Trump, Gene Sperling, Trump, Shawn Fain, J.B . Pritzker, Stellantis Organizations: WASHINGTON, Biden, White, United Auto Workers, Dodge, UAW, Labor, White House, Illinois Gov, Motors, Ford, Republican Locations: Chicago, Belvidere, China, United States

☆ With big new EV motor investment, GM aims to cut reliance on China
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

In electric vehicle motors, rapidly shifting magnetic fields spin a rotor made with magnets that contain “rare Earth minerals” such as terbium and dysprosium. China accounts for a large percentage of the world’s rare Earth minerals supply, according to the United States Geological Survey. And among those minerals used for EV motor magnets, China is responsible for about 90%, according to Niron. The technology could also make EV motors less expensive, he said, but declined to say by what percentage. Daniels would not say when GM expects to begin manufacturing EV motors using the new magnet technology.

Persons: Niron, Niron Magnetics, Jonathan Rowntree, GM EVs, ”, Kai Daniels, Stellantis, Rowntree, Daniels Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Motors, United States Geological Survey, GM, GM Ventures, Stellantis Ventures, Volvo Car Tech Fund, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Sioux Community, University of Minnesota Locations: New York, Wisconsin, China, dysprosium, Minnesota, Sioux

☆ Stellantis' new Ram pickup is an EV — with a gas-powered generator in case the battery runs out
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger is expected to go on sale in late 2024 alongside a previously revealed all-electric Ram 1500 truck without a gas-powered engine or range-extending electric generator. That range compares with up to an expected 500-mile range of the all-electric Ram 1500 REV pickup. 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Tungsten RamSimilar propulsion technology — referred to as extended-range electric vehicles, or EREVs — is available in overseas markets, specifically China. For the traditional Ram 1500 models, the biggest change is the company is dropping its well-known Hemi V-8. Ram's 2023 Super Bowl ad debuts the production version of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup that is expected to go on sale in late 2024.

Persons: Ramcharger, Tim Kuniskis, Kuniskis, Stellantis, Stephanie Brinley, It's, Michael Wayland Organizations: DETROIT, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, P Global Mobility, General Motors, Chrysler, Jeep, Fiat, U.S, Dodge, CNBC, GM, Ford Motor, Chrysler Pacifica minivan, Cherokee Locations: China, Pontiac, Mich

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure during an event at the Amtrak maintenance facility in Bear, Delaware, U.S., November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday will meet with United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and tout the decision of Chrysler-parent Stellantis to reopen a shuttered assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, a White House official said. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker will attend Thursday's event, where Biden will make remarks, the official said. The new Stellantis investments include $1.5 billion in the Toledo Jeep operations, including building an EV Jeep Wrangler in 2028. The UAW said Stellantis wanted to cut 5,000 jobs going into the talks.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Shawn Fain, Stellantis, Fain, Biden, White, J.B, Pritzker, David Shepardson, Nandita Bose, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Amtrak, REUTERS, Rights, United Auto Workers, Chrysler, White, UAW, Detroit Three, Illinois, Toledo Jeep, EV, Dodge, Jeep, Thomson Locations: Bear , Delaware, U.S, Belvidere , Illinois, Illinois, Michigan, Belvidere, Toledo, Detroit, Dodge Durango

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will meet in Belvidere, Illinois, with the head of the United Auto Workers union, and the two leaders are expected to highlight plans to reopen an auto factory that Stellantis wanted to close. The White House announced in a statement Tuesday afternoon that during the visit, Biden will deliver remarks and meet with UAW members and the union's president, Shawn Fain. The contracts, if approved by 146,000 union members in the coming weeks, would dramatically raise pay for auto workers. J.B. Pritzker will also attend Thursday's meeting, the White House said. About 1,200 workers will be brought back to the idled plant and another 1,300 will be added at the battery factory.

Persons: Joe Biden, Stellantis, Biden, Shawn Fain, Fain, J.B, Pritzker Organizations: WASHINGTON, United Auto Workers union, White House, UAW, Motors, Ford, Dodge, Stellantis, Democratic, Illinois Gov Locations: Belvidere , Illinois, Belvidere

☆ Israeli mother of Gaza hostage: 'I try to keep my thoughts on her'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Joseph Campbell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"You can't go around not seeing that footage somewhere because they kept showing it in a loop," said her mother, Ayelet Levy Shachar, occasionally fighting back tears. "I try to keep my thoughts on her coming back and how she comes back to me," said Levy Shachar, who said she talks to her daughter continuously in her mind, imagining her situation, perhaps held in one of the web of tunnels built by Hamas that run beneath Gaza. "Look at the films that are out there," said Levy Shachar, referring to the footage of the attack that floods social media. Only four hostages have so far been released while another one was rescued by Israeli troops. Levy Shachar said she occasionally attends rallies to call for the hostages to be brought back but mostly she just thinks of her daughter.

Persons: Naama Levy, Levy, Ayelet Levy Shachar, Levy Shachar, Evelyn Hockstein, James Mackenzie, Conor Humphries Organizations: Israel, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv

Ford envisions at least three new electric vehicles that will preserve jobs at several factories. Those and other closely held production plans by Detroit's automakers have emerged in details of the tentative contract agreements that ended the six-week strikes by the United Auto Workers union. The UAW's success in gaining commitments from the companies to build new electric vehicles at several factories represented a particular achievement. The automakers have all embraced the transition to electric vehicles as a large-scale and long-term commitment. And not all the companies’ production plans under the contract, of course, involve electric vehicles.

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☆ Hunted by Hamas: reconstructing the attack on Israel’s Kibbutz Be’eri
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Rescue missionIt was around 4 p.m. when Menachem Klemenson got a four-word WhatsApp message from his brother Elhanan: “Packing, going down south,” it read. As the Klemensons and their nephew drove around extracting families, kibbutz residents jumped out of their hiding places. I am a father.”In the girl’s case, as with the bodies of other kibbutz residents the trio found, they did not know their identities, nor was Reuters able to identify them. “Either you leave the dog or I shoot it,” Menachem recalls his brother Elhanan saying. Politicians and the military had violated a fundamental compact with the residents of Be’eri, said kibbutz secretary Pauker.

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☆ UAW’s Six-Week Strike Was Barely a Speed Bump for Jeep’s Hometown
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Harriet Torry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The United Auto Workers union said it reached a tentative deal with General Motors on Monday, more than six weeks after workers went on strike. The company is the last of the three Detroit automakers to reach a new tentative labor deal. Photo: Rebecca Cook/ReutersThe city that has been home to Jeep since World War II largely shrugged off a six-week strike that mothballed a hulking factory with thousands of workers. Jeep-maker Stellantis ’s Toledo, Ohio, assembly plant was one of the first to face walkouts when the United Auto Workers strike against that company, Ford Motor and General Motors started on Sept. 15.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis ’, General Motors Organizations: United Auto Workers, General Motors, Detroit, Ford Motor, General Locations: Toledo , Ohio

DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative contract agreement reached with the company. About 3,300 United Auto Workers union members went on strike at the plant Sept. 15 after the union's contract with Ford expired. They remained on the picket lines until Oct. 25, when the union announced the tentative deal with Ford. Production workers voted 81% to ratify the deal, while skilled trades workers voted 90% in favor. At its peak 46,000 union members had gone on strike at eight assembly plants and 38 parts warehouses across the nation.

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☆ Living in my truck is helping me make six figures for the first time. It's not for the faint of heart, but I visited 30 states this year.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rachel Harris, 22, about traveling the US in her camper truck. When I had enough cash, I moved out and started living in my car with my dog. Without living in my car, I would never be in the position that I am now. I definitely work a lot but it's flexible. AdvertisementAdvertisementHow I am living currently is the best quality of life that I've ever had because I'm always outside.

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☆ Stellantis to give big raises, invest billions in UAW deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Stellantis declined to comment, saying it would wait for workers to vote first before discussing the deal. Stellantis will also offer $50,000 buyouts in 2024 and 2026 to UAW production workers, allowing it to cut costs by hiring fresh workers who start at lower wages. The UAW said the Stellantis investment commitments total about $19 billion, but that includes some previously announced plans. Stellantis has slightly longer than rival Ford to convert current temporary workers to permanent employees. That is on top of the $5,000 bonus hourly workers will get on ratification along with an 11% immediate pay hike.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Joe Biden, Stellantis, Ford, David Shepardson, Paul Lienert, Chris Reese, Diane Craft, Jamie Freed Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Chrysler, U.S, Ford, Toledo Jeep, EV, Dodge, Jeep, General Motors, Thomson Locations: Belleville, Wayne County , Michigan, U.S, Illinois, Belvidere , Illinois, Belvidere, Toledo, Michigan, Detroit, Dodge Durango, North America, Washington

☆ New videos of Tesla Cybertruck off-roading appear to show it struggling to climb up a steep dirt hill
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla's Cybertruck appears to struggle off-roading in a new series of videos from social media. AdvertisementAdvertisementTesla's Cybertruck might not be the best vehicle for off-roading after all, at least according to some new videos. In three of the videos, a Cybertruck appears to struggle to gain traction up a steep and uphill slope and with some turns on the sandy terrain. In one video, the Cybertruck appears to spin its wheels and the tires screech as it struggles to get up a dirt hill. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Normally in other vehicles — gasoline or diesel vehicles — you've got the differential which hangs down low between the rear wheels," Musk said.

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